guys, i'm taking an official break from The Realist blog. I still draw it every week for the printed paper but can't find the time to update the blog on a weekly basis. i will be back once the little life tsunami is over, hopefully sooner than later.

after
over 140 realist episodes i figured its about time to start labeling the
strips. i'm still going through the archive and it might take a while
to complete, but in case you are interested, check the list below.

2 years of The Realist are now collected in a book (french) , published by Steinkis.You can browse a sample of it here.The titel means "Knocked out in Tel Aviv". In french K.O. sounds also like Chaos which suits well the story of my life.

I will be making a small tour in Paris and Bruxelles, along with Sarah Glidden, please come say hi if you happen to be around:

There's a war coming. Everyone knows it but nobody seems worried, almost as if it's just a longer winter. The experts are saying it's happening in May. We will wake up to the sounds of sirens, grab the kid and run down to the shelter. Tel Aviv will be bombed by hundreds of missiles. from that point on it will be hard to predict what will happen, but I will do my best in the limits on this blog to provide an accurate description, projecting a possible future.

Meanwhile, consider getting a Limited Editions Print of the Realist from the new Etsy store. It might not be there for very long, but surly will last at least until May.

Sgt Gilad Shalit has been in Hamas captivity for more than 5 years. During that time, my son was born, we moved to a new apartment and I started documenting my life in comics form. I did a piece about Shalit in the past (and one about Astronauts).
But today everything changes.A deal was signed with Hamas. More than thousand Palestinians prisoners will be released from Israeli jail in return for Shalit. After a short period of national joy once the announcement was made, the debate in Israel questioned that exchange. Is it worth it?

The times are changing in Israel. A city of tents is being built at the center of Tel Aviv, on Rothschild avenue, by thousands of middle and working class citizens who are unable to afford a decent home or even pay their bills.(Haaretz) "More than anything, the protest places civilian issues front and center in the public discourse, with distribution of resources, concentration of economic power, the link between big business and government and the state's obligation to its citizens at the top of the list." more here

On a different front, I'm posting process sketches of the Realist on google + under my name.